† divifyv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To raise to the rank of a divinity, invest with divine dignity, deify v.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > [verb (transitive)] > deify
deifya1340
deificatec1540
canonize1553
divine1591
godize1592
godify1603
divinitize1649
divify1652
divinize1656
divinify1660
theologize1678
transhumanate1848
transhumanize1872
in-God1891
1652 E. Sparke Scintillula Altaris (1663) 4 [They] divifie such as never were holy men.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > nature of god(s) > deification
deification1393
consecration1490
apotheosis1605
divification1615
divinizing1837
divinization1840
transhumanation1847
theosis1874
in-Godding1959
1615 T. Jackson Iustifying Faith iv. ii. iv. §7 The divifications ascribed unto them, as their enrolments in the catalogue of former saints, adoration of relics, and the like.
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